Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Annual death rates at different ages in females
Afghanistan
41.52 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon
44.28 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Cameroon rank
21st
Annual death rates at different ages in females over time
- Afghanistan
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 44.28 deaths per 1,000 people against 41.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Cameroon ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 296.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 162.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 133.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 242.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 136.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 106.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 198.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 112.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 86.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 167.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 92.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 74.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 111.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 87.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 78.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3367 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 54.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 43.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in females, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 44.28 deaths per 1,000 people against 41.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in females between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in females?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Cameroon ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in females. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.